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17 Then he measured its wall. It was two hundred and sixteen feet by the way a man measures. That is the way the angel measured.

18 The wall of the city was made of a very fine stone called jasper. The city was all made of pure gold. It was clear like glass.

19 The bottom of the city wall was covered with all kinds of fine stones. The first stone was red jasper. The second stone was blue sapphire. The third stone was of many colours called agate. The fourth stone was green emerald.

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17 The angel measured the wall using human(A) measurement, and it was 144 cubits[a] thick.[b] 18 The wall was made of jasper,(B) and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.(C) 19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone.(D) The first foundation was jasper,(E) the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 21:17 That is, about 200 feet or about 65 meters
  2. Revelation 21:17 Or high